Animal Care Technician — No Experience Required (Temp to Hire)

Charles River Laboratories; Hollister (CA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Charles River Laboratories in Hollister, CA, hires an Animal Care Technician to ensure the wellbeing of research animals and support GMP-compliant production environments. On-the-job training is provided; the role is temporary with potential for full-time employment upon successful performance.

Responsibilities include routine animal care, health monitoring, environmental maintenance, and strict adherence to safety procedures.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without a sponsor visa, now or in the future.
• 1 year of related experience and/or training in animal husbandry (for Technician II).
• Associate's Degree or higher level education (for Technician II).

Responsibilities

• Perform routine animal husbandry duties and monitor daily health and welfare to maintain quality and health of animals.
• Handle, transfer, and distribute animals, supplies and waste as needed to and from work areas.
• Monitor animal health by observing behavior, physical appearance, and environment; report abnormal findings.
• Collect health monitoring swabs and follow health monitoring schedules.
• Perform GMP/SOP-compliant housekeeping and production operations.
• Maintain inventories and recordkeeping for animal or supply areas.

Skills

Animal husbandry

Health monitoring

Education

Associate's Degree or higher level education

Job description

Charles River Laboratories in Hollister, CA, hires an Animal Care Technician to ensure the wellbeing of research animals and support GMP-compliant production environments. On-the-job training is provided; the role is temporary with potential for full-time employment upon successful performance.

Responsibilities include routine animal care, health monitoring, environmental maintenance, and strict adherence to safety procedures.